In Alfa Romeo’s Centenary year, the new Alfa Giulietta is the undisputed star of the Alfa Romeo stand at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show (4-14 March).

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New Alfa Romeo Giulietta

The 1st photos of the Infiniti’s new compact diesel crossover was released today by the company. The EX30d offers high performance with less CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.

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New EX30d - Infiniti’s 1st diesel compact crossover

Filed under: Motorsports World Rally Championship promoter North One Sport is working with gaming and GPS companies on a study involving real-time tracking data obtained from WRC stars during actual events. The study exams whether the data can be implemented into a WRC video game that will enable gamers to utilize their virtual racing skills against the real deal. The companies are collecting the tracking data with the goal of creating a very realistic, very accurate gaming experience for the rabid racing gamers among us

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Real-time WRC video gaming just around the corner?

Filed under: Hybrid , SUV , Geneva Motor Show , Volkswagen , Diesel 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery Volkswagen is apparently content to sell lots and lots of diesel Touaregs and sees no need to market the new hybrid model as a loss leader to get market share. While U.S. pricing for the 2011 Touareg has yet to be announced, the new configurator is up on VW’s German retail site.

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Volkswagen Touareg hybrid costs almost €23K more than diesel in Germany

Filed under: Spy Photos , Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Ferrari , Luxury Ferrari 599 Vettura Hybrid - Click above for image gallery With just a few days separating us from the Geneva Motor Show , the list of surprises continues to dwindle. The latest victim is the much-anticipated Ferrari 599 Hybrid which the automaker has confirmed will appear in Switzerland next week.

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Geneva Leakage: Ferrari 599 Hybrid (Vettura?) caught on stage

Filed under: Government/Legal , Recalls , Safety , Toyota And the saga continues.

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Report: Toyota ‘whistleblower’ documents trouble House panel

Filed under: Motorcycle , Off-Road Yamaha Super Tenere - Click above for high-res photo gallery We first spotted Yamaha’s Super Tenere Concept in October of 2009 at the Tokyo Motor Show . Back then, it was shrouded in fabric and far too polished to be anywhere close to our garage. Fast forward - it’s a new year and the Tuning Fork Company has revealed that this concept has bridged the gap to reality.

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Thinking outside of the Boxer: First look at Yamaha’s XT1200Z Super Tenere

Behold, the tireless Umbrella Girl Last week we introduced you to the glamourous world of tuner and local car show girls. We gave you a glimpse into their world of small town convention centers, unemployed boyfriends and endless attempts at upskirt photos from kids and adults alike. At RideLust, we recognize that some women want more from a career in auto show representation, so in this installment, we’ll cover the next step up the Car Show Girl Ladder: Umbrella Girls, aka Grid Girls, aka Paddock Girls.

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So You Want To Be A Car Show Girl: Part 2

Filed under: Budget , Sedan , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Hyundai , Canada Hyundai “Lipstick Note” TV spot - Click above to watch video after the jump Canada. It’s not just that place where Americans go to load up on Olympic medals . It’s also the home of TV spots you’d never see in the U.S

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Video: Ladies love the Hyundai Elantra and, apparently, each other

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Safety , Mercedes-Benz , Specialty , Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG F1 Safety Car - Click above for high-res image gallery Sometimes, speed equals safety. Perhaps nowhere else is that more true than on a racetrack when you’re piloting the so-called safety car and you’ve got a pack of Formula One cars riding up your tailpipe. Good thing, then, that the newest safety car to be used for F1 duty is the 571-horsepower Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG .

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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG F1 Safety Car unveiled

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Reminder: Ken Block’s Huevos Are Larger Than Yours

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , GM Classic Design Concepts FireBreather - Click above for high-res image gallery Earlier today, the folks from Exodus Pictures - a Michigan-based film studio - officially unveiled the FireBreather , a Camaro-based creation built in collaboration with Classic Design Concepts of Novi, Michigan. The one-off Camaro was designed by Ajmal Ahmad, the writer and director of the upcoming sci-fi film Jinn , in which the FireBreather will make its big screen debut. Underneath the slightly revised sheetmetal is a factory-fresh Camaro SS, but the creative team from Classic Design Concepts have outfitted it with a new front fasica, hood, rear fascia and some incredibly hot-looking wheels.

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Exodus Pictures unveils FireBreather movie car at Detroit Autorama

Filed under: Coupe , Hybrid , Sedan , SUV , Truck , Crossover , Hatchback , Chevrolet , Chrysler , Ford , GM 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery Each year that Consumer Reports offers up its annual list of Top American Picks, it seems less and less a consolation bracket and more like a reasonable set of choices.

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Consumer Reports releases annual list of American Top Picks, Ford the big winner

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Koenigsegg Koenigsegg Agera - Click above for high-res image gallery As if we didn’t have enough to look forward to at next week’s Geneva Motor Show , the exotic-obsessive folks over at GTSpirit have secured the first images of Koenigsegg ’s latest masterpiece ahead of its debut, and the Agera looks every bit as potent as its predecessors. It’s obvious that Koenigsegg didn’t want to mess with a winning formula, so the Agera is more of an evolution of the CCX s that came before it, with a similar greenhouse and the same dimensions (169-inches long, 78.6-inches wide and 44.1-inches tall) as the outgoing supercar. The new front and rear fascias ditch some of the aging angularity of the previous iterations, and the new LED headlamps and hood are decidedly more racy

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Geneva Preview: 910-hp Koenigsegg Agera

It looks like Ford did the right thing by bumping the horsepower in the 2011 Mustang GT to 412 and bumping the horsepower of the base V6 to 305; pre-orders of the pony car have approached 11,000 units in the first month. That’s three times the number of pre-orders that the “refreshed” 2010 Mustang received. The base V6 pre-orders are up by 19%, and now account for 50% of all Mustang pre-orders

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2011 Ford Mustang Pre-Orders See Huge Increase

Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Ferrari Novitec Rosso 848 RACE - Click above for high-res image gallery Novitec Rosso always goes big at the Geneva Motor Show , and this year won’t be any different with the introduction of the 848 RACE, a twin-supercharged version of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano . As its name would imply, those two blowers, combined with a set of water-to-air intercoolers, a new exhaust and an ECU tune, are good for 848 horsepower at 7,900 rpm and 621 pound-feet of torque at 6,300 rpm, allowing the matte white and grey supercoupe to run to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, hit 186 mph in 23.7 seconds and on to a top speed of 214 mph flat out.

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Geneva Preview: Ferrari 599-based Novitec Rosso 848 RACE

Filed under: Car Buying , Coupe , Performance , Ford 2011 Ford Mustang GT - Click above for high-res image gallery 2009 was not a banner sales year for the Ford Mustang .

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2011 Ford Mustang sales off to a galloping good start

TechArt Concept One revealed

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TechArt Concept One

Filed under: SUV , BMW , Luxury 2011 BMW X5 M Sports package - Click above for high-res image gallery Initially, BMW revealed that for the 2011 X5 would be getting two new turbocharged engines, as well as some very minor visual tweaks to both the front and rear fascias. Now, however, the Bavarians have dished out the details about the X5’s new M Sports package, which not only gives the popular SUV a more aggressive appearance, but makes slight improvements to its overall dynamics. No tweaks have been made to the engine’s overall performance, though a slightly revised chassis setup features a high-speed setting for better handling and stability.

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Rear wings on the rear of a car used to mean something and were placed there for a purpose. They were and still are used the help stabilize a car at high speed by creating down force, thus helping the automobile stick to the road. About 20 years ago though something bad happened and things started to go south.

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Rear Wings: The Misguided Truth

EARLIER THIS WEEK, BMW confirmed it will unveil the 2011 BMW 5 Series Touring at the Leipzig Auto Mobil International motor show in April. New spy photos this week reveal the new 5 Series wagon undergoing final cold-weather testing alongside the new 5 Series Sedan, unveiled in November

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2011 BMW 5 Series Touring Spied Testing Alongside Sedan

2011 Infiniti EX30d revealed

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2011 Infiniti EX30d

Gets unveiled in Geneva. Exterior and interior modifications

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TechArt Concept One Porsche Panamera

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Performance , Lexus , Reviews , Luxury Lexus GS450h - Click above for high-res image gallery The love affair with batteries begins as a child. By the time your fifth Christmas rolls around, the moment you unwrap an electronic gadget your mind is already processing the thought, “Santa better have brought batteries…” Not only does that relationship continue as an adult, but what was once a simple tryst - “Mom, I need batteries for my Coleco Football” - has turned into a full-on romance (with every associated frustration) of our beloved battery-powered gizmos

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Review: Lexus GS450h uses electrons for fun

Last week on Episode 1 of Bullrun we saw the departure of Team VW.

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Bullrun Season 3, Episode 2: Night Run.

Last week on Episode 1 of Bullrun we saw the departure of Team VW. A failed starter left them stranded mid-way through the first challenge and unfortunately led to their demise. The story however doesn’t end there

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Bullrun Season 3, Episode 2: Night Run.

Full details, images and video released. To debut at Geneva auto show….

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BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid

The company releases the full details and images of the new package….

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2011 BMW X5 M Sport

Filed under: Car Buying , Coupe , Performance , Lexus , Luxury 2012 Lexus LFA - Click above for high-res image gallery We’ve heard a few figures bandied about since the Lexus LFA was introduced, but now the official price tag for the U.S.-bound supercar has been announced. Base price: $375,000. And that’s not including the unspecified destination and handling fees.

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Officially Official: 2012 Lexus LFA priced at $375,000*

I’m not aware of a vehicle sold in the US today that doesn’t use throttle by wire technology. What is it? The videos below will explain that in as much detail as you could possibly want.

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Throttle By Wire

I’m not aware of a vehicle sold in the US today that doesn’t use throttle by wire technology. What is it?

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Throttle By Wire

RUMOURS OF A BMW M5-rivaling Lexus GS F have been doing the rounds since Lexus first announced its F division. More recent reports have suggested that Lexus' engineers are now putting serious thought into the idea. This week, a new report by British magazine Autocar claims that Lexus is working not only a GS F, but also a replacement for the ageing SC convertible, due to finish production in July

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2013 Lexus GS-F And New SC In Development: Report

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Infiniti EX30d GT

Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Bugatti , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury The time has come for luxury mag Robb Report to issue its latest Car of the Year .

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Robb Report dubs Mercedes SLS AMG 2010 Car of the Year, Bugatti Veyron Car of the Decade

Images and details released. Debuts in Bahrain in March….

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Mercedes SLS AMG F1 Safety Car

THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT announced in 2008 that it would extend clearway times along busy roads across inner Melbourne.

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Victoria: Councils, Motorists And State Continue Battle Over Clearways

Gets 274 PS and 339 Nm of torque. Carbon fiber body kit included….

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Senner Volkswagen Golf R32

Filed under: Concept Cars , BMW , Motorcycle , Electric BMW fuel cell motorcycle design concept - Click above for image gallery Like many other automakers, BMW has expended plenty of research and development on hydrogen fuels.

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Video: Design students create a fuel cell powered BMW bike

Sometimes, names that sound good in a Korean boardroom just don’t translate well into foreign languages. Take the i-Flow, for example, which sounds like a monthly problem experienced by women and preceeded by mood swings, water retention and cramping. Naming aside, the i-Flow represents the latest in forward thinking from Hyundai, a company who is momentarily white-hot.

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Hyundai i-Flow Diesel Electric Hybrid Concept

Sometimes, names that sound good in a Korean boardroom just don’t translate well into foreign languages. Take the i-Flow, for example, which sounds like a monthly problem experienced by women and preceeded by mood swings, water retention and cramping. Naming aside, the i-Flow represents the latest in forward thinking from Hyundai, a company who is momentarily white-hot

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Hyundai i-Flow Diesel Electric Hybrid Concept

Checkout CDC International’s latest kit, the Lamborghini Gallardo Reventon.

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Lamborghini Gallardo Reventon by CDC

Honors the Italian air force aerobatics team.

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Pagani Zonda Tricolore

A LEAKED BROCHURE last year gave us our first glimpse at the 2011

Filed under: Saab , Design/Style You wouldn’t know it by looking at Saab ’s current automobiles, but once upon a time the Swedish marque was known for crafting almost impossibly rounded bodywork. Victor Muller, CEO of Spyker Cars, which just completed its acquisition of the Saab brand, plans to reintroduce such teardrop-shaped emotion back into the automaker’s line with a new vehicle codenamed 92, or in more modern parlance, 9-2. Don’t expect to see the small, premium 9-2 before 2013 or so, when it would theoretically go up against machines like the Mini and Audi A1 .

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Comes with a wide body kit. Power upgrades are still in development….

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Lumma Porsche Panamera

Feb.25 (GMM) BRUNO SENNA'S SEAT at Campos may not be as safe as was previously thought. In the wake of the Spanish team's Bernie Ecclestone-aided takeover by Jose Ramon Carabante, it was feared the Brazilian might lose his racing role to a better-funded driver. But on Sunday the 26-year-old nephew of the great Ayrton Senna met with Carabante and new team boss Colin Kolles and was reportedly told he will not be asked to safeguard his seat by securing more sponsors.

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F1: Senna’s Campos Seat May Not Be Safe: Report

Gets a 650 hp power upgrade and an amazing wide body kit….

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Lumma BMW X6M

As the Chevrolet VOLT closes in on its release date this November, another less well-known version of the new plug-in hybrid also readies production across the pond. The Opel Ampera, sister car to the Chevy’s VOLT will be displayed at the Geneva Auto Show this coming March.

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Meet Chevrolet VOLTs hot European Sister… the Opel Ampera

Filed under: Safety , Technology , Motorcycle , Design/Style Have you heard the expression “break neck speeds?” This often overused tag has become the go-to hook line in many motorcycle crash stories on your local evening news. A new design concept called Super Skin from Industrial Design Consultancy , or IDC, looks to address the core issue.

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New ’skull and skin’ helmet sounds creepy cool

Full details and images released. To be premiered in Geneva next week….

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Lexus CT 200h

Details and teaser released.

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Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid

UNVEILED AT LAST year's Frankfurt Motor Show, the 2011 Audi R8 Spyder is scheduled to launch internationally with only one engine on offer: Audi's 5.2 litre FSI V10 - the same that powers the Audi R8 V10.

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2011 Audi R8 5.2 FSI To Be Joined By V8 Model Next Year: Report

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Safety , Technology According the SEMA Action Network, a bill has been introduced in Utah that will “ban the use of aftermarket exhaust systems.” The organization is urging people to contact Utah Senators immediately to protest the substitute bill ( S.B. 106 ), introduced by Senator Patricia Jones, for the following reasons: S.B

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Is the Utah legislature moving to ban all aftermarket exhausts?

I have been waiting months and months for my first SV spot, and i finally got to see my first one today (Nero Nemesis Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SV)! It looked incredible in matte black, and i would say it is the best car i have EVER seen, even better than a Bugatti Veyron i have seen. Unfortunately it didn’t have the aeropack wing

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Nero Nemesis Murciélago LP670-4 SV

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2010 GUMPERT apollo sport

Filed under: Motorsports , Marketing/Advertising Highcroft Acura ARX-02a sponsored by Tequila Patron - Click above for high-res image gallery Imagine, if you will, that every motorsport discipline can be equated to one kind of alcohol or another. Formula One might be champagne.

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American Le Mans Series gets a new Patron

This video shows why you should invest in a good set of winter tires if you live in snow country. It also demonstrates the differences between locking the brakes, threshold braking and ABS; the effect speed has on stopping distance and why you should never mix all season and winter tires on the same vehicle. I live in Florida now, but spent better than 25 years driving in snow country

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Think All Season Tires Are Good Enough For Winter Driving?

FOLLOWING JAY LENO'S spin in the passenger seat last year, McLaren has released a new video of its upcoming MP4-12C supercar. The video features the newer 'XP Beta' test cars - looking identical to the production model revealed last year - as they undergo final testing of the car's revised twin-turbo engine, new gear ratios and more efficient cooling

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2011 McLaren MP4-12C Revealed Further In New On-Road Videos

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2011 Porsche Cayenne

Filed under: Government/Legal There’s really no good news about a recession, but if you really hate your commute (and you’re not one of the millions of Americans out of work) at least traffic congestion subsides a bit. We don’t know about you, but we’d rather see a strong economy even if it means a bit more cars on the road, and a new study by traffic and navigation services INRIX shows that may be what’s happening. The INRIX study shows modest improvements in traffic congestion as the country pulls out of its economic downturn

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Study: Traffic congestion goes back up as economy recovers